Neoparaphytoseius moraesi Ferragut

Lofego, Antonio Carlos, Barbosa, Marina Ferraz De Camargo, Demite, Peterson Rodrigo & Moraes, Gilberto José De, 2024, Phytoseiidae (Acari: Mesostigmata) of the subfamily Amblyseiinae from Brazil, Zootaxa 5439 (1), pp. 1-306 : 187-188

Neoparaphytoseius moraesi Ferragut ( Figure 131)

Neoparaphytoseius moraesi Ferragut , in Ferragut & Navia, 2022a: 1219 .

According to Ferragut & Navia (2022a), dorsal shield of female irregularly striated and reticulated; anterolateral striae between setae j1 and S2, median region of podonotal region almost smooth; opisthonotal egion with two large areas of areolate cells, between setae j6–Z4 and anterior to insertions of Z5–J5; almost smooth between the areolate areas, 374 (363–386) long and 200 (180–208) wide. Setal lengths: j1 41 (36–49), j3 16 (15–17), j4 9 (8–10), j5 7 (7–8), j6 8 (7–8), J2 9 (8–11), J5 8 (7–9), z2 16 (15–18), z4 13 (10–17), z5 7 (6–8), Z1 9 (8–11), Z4 103 (96–108), Z5 106 (99–117), s4 86 (82–90), S2 87 (81–91), S5 10 (8–11), r3 12 (10–13) and R1 10 (8–11). Peritreme extending to level of j1. Distances between st1–st3 78 (75–81), st2–st2 79 (78–81), st5–st5 79 (76–82). Ventrianal shield 120 (115–126) long, 107 (101–113) wide at level of Zv2 and 85 (81–89) wide at anus level. Spermathecal calyx hemispherical or shallow bowl-shaped, asymmetrical, with one arm longer than the other, 10 (8–11) long; atrium incised longitudinally. Fixed cheliceral digit 40 (38–42) long, with 9 – 10 teeth; movable digit 40 (38–41) long, with two – three teeth. Macrosetae only on tarsus IV, knobbed; StIV 69 (63–74); genu and tíbia of leg IV with eight and seven setae, respectively .

Distribution in Brazil. Bahia ( Ferragut & Navia, 2022a).

Distribution elsewhere. Not reported.

Remarks. Species described from Brazil and known only from the type specimens.